The dollar extended its slide against the world's other major currencies Friday on expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low to nourish U.S. economic growth despite rising oil and food prices.
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A Somali man the U.S. believes is the highest-ranking pirate it has ever captured pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to piracy, kidnapping and weapons charges related to the February hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead.
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ANZ chief executive Michael Smith smiles as he announces that first half profits soared 38 percent to a record 2.90 billion USD during a press conference in Sydney on May 3, 2011. Australia's third largest bank by market value said the big increase in profit was driven by falling provisions for bad